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Howley Energy & Water Ltd Mares' Handicap Hurdle

Stratford · Sun 13th Apr 2025 · 14:58
📏 2m½f 🏷️ Class Class 4 🌿 Good 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Hurdle
2nd
Honeywort (IRE)
4/1
Ben Jones
1st
Therapist (GB)
8/11F
Nico de Boinville
3rd
No Data
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Class
Class 4
📏
Distance
2m½f
🌿
Going
Good
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
4
🔖
Type
Hurdle
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
F 6y
lbs
Kielan Woods
Fergal O'Brien
3/1
PU 6y
lbs
Jonathan Burke
Alastair Ralph
14/1
🥈 2nd 6y
lbs
Ben Jones
Emma Lavelle
4/1
🥇 1st 5y
lbs
Nico de Boinville
Nicky Henderson
8/11F

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15:05 AscotFinished 6th
Racecard
Horse Silk
Confucius
J : Ryan Moore
T : A P O'Brien
15:05
Age: 2
Form: 21
Weight: 129 lbs
OR:
This 22-runner contest looks an absolute minefield and there is 1 horse that immediately grabbed my attention
- CONFUCIUS. I watched his win in Ireland and what stood out most was how green he looked during the early stages of the race. However, once he started to understand what was being asked of him, he simply took off and won almost on the bridle by nearly four lengths.

As always, Ryan Moore has had plenty of options and the fact he has chosen to ride this €1.7 million colt speaks volumes. Out of all the runners Aidan O\'Brien sends to the race, this is the one Moore wants to be on. If CONFUCIUS improves again from his debut effort, we could be looking at a very special performance.